Wednesday, 5 September 2012

First Day and Classroom Pics

Oh boy, this year is definitely going to be an adventure! We had our first day of school today and we really got nothing accomplished. lol. So many procedures to get through! Morning routine, religious exercises, bathroom rules, hallway walking, recess time, snack time, lunch time, music class, home time... Hoo boy! :) We made it though! I have quite the mixture of students. Some cuties, some quiet ones, some space cadets, some class clowns, some Lacey-Walker-Nonstop-Talkers, and some low bunnies. Love it!

I did manage to take my kiddos pictures with my Pinterest-crazed picture frame. I snuck them out one at a time to snap a quick picture while they were having some free exploration time with some mah manipulatives. I just put out tubs of bear/animal counters, pattern blocks, links, unifix cubes, and dominoes. We just rotated the tubs every ten minutes or so. Fun and easy math block! (And it stopped all the asking for playtime.. sorry, we're not in Kindergarten anymore!)

Alright, on to the classroom pics! There's still a million things I wish I could do and a million and one things to organize. Bleh. If you read my blog often, you probably know I love labels. So moving into someone else's classroom that is full of all their stuff and not labelled (how I like) stinks! I feel like I can't get truly organized because there's too much stuff! I still have boxes in the corner of my room! Yuck! Oh well, what can ya do! :) Here's a smattering of pictures...

My Classroom Door... The kids love Pete already!

Here's a view of my classroom from the doorway.

26 (plus me) bodies is a lot to fit in this room!

My mailboxes... It's a shoe organizer I found at Kmart.

I put the students' names on binder clips and clipped them to the shelves.

They stay on very well! I have 26 students though, so I had to add an extra tub on top.

Here's my Daily 5 rotation pocket chart, word wall,

levelled books, and student book boxes.

Here is my ABSOLUTE FAVOURITEST SPOT IN MY ROOM!

Sorry for the shouty caps.

I love my library space.

Sure it's missing a few pillows or cute chairs, but look at that rug!

Adorable! Found that at Target.

The dark brown shelf on the left holds tubs of books sorted by author or series

I love the way your room turned out! You still managed to give it your own style, even with filling in someone else's space. The rug is perfect for your library spot! It's a lot of work to get ready for your little ones...and never seems to end...lol

Thanks for all your great ideas and brainstorming with me to help me get ready as well!

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